1-1 By: Thompson (Senate Sponsor - Brown) H.B. No. 3663
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
1-3 May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to the jurisdiction of a county criminal court at law in
1-10 Harris County.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 25.1033(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-13 read as follows:
1-14 (a) A county criminal court at law in Harris County has the
1-15 criminal jurisdiction provided by law for county courts and
1-16 appellate jurisdiction in appeals of criminal cases from justice
1-17 courts and municipal courts in the county[, but has no other
1-18 jurisdiction].
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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